Latest Release
- 10 NOV 2023
- 8 Songs
- Joe Venuti and Zoot Sims · 1975
- Electro Swing 8 by Bart&Baker: The Best Electronic Jazz Swing Music Selection (With Jazz Radio) · 2015
- Jazz Figures / Joe Venuti & Eddie Lang (1926-1933) · 1987
- Stringing the Blues (1926-1931) · 1926
- 50 Hits : Joe Venuti · 1955
- 50 Hits : Joe Venuti · 1955
- 50 Hits : Joe Venuti · 1955
- Pink Elephants · 1955
- 50 Hits : Joe Venuti · 1955
- Stéphane Grappelli & Joe Venuti · 1969
Appears On
- Annette Hanshaw & Her Sizzling Syncopators, Joe Venuti & Eddie Lang
- New England Conservatory Jazz Repertory Orchestra & Gunther Schuller
About Joe Venuti
Jazz violinist, Joe Venuti, joined Paul Whiteman’s band shortly before the making of the film THE KING OF JAZZ (1930). In the early '30s, he recorded with artists such as Jack Teagarden, Tommy and Jimmy Dorsey, and Bing Crosby. Whiteman formed a big band in 1935, but enjoyed only limited success, folding the band in 1943 to become regular on Crosby’s radio show. After surviving a lean spell in the '50s and early '60s, Venuti began recording with jazzmen such as Earl "Fatha" Hines, eventually making a warmly received appearance at the 1968 Newport Jazz Festival. Throughout his career, Venuti played with sparkling invention, bringing a sense of excitement to the violin.
- HOMETOWN
- Philadelphia, PA, United States
- BORN
- 16 September 1903
- GENRE
- Jazz